Trial news

Representatives from the MS Society attended Downing Street this week for a roundtable meeting to discuss challenges faced by people living with progressive MS in the UK today. The opportunity was taken to also spotlight Octopus. See the MS Society website for further details.   ...

We are pleased to announce that Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield is open to recruitment in the Octopus trial.  This increases the number of Octopus sites in Yorkshire to two. Many congratulations and thanks to the team involved! ...

We are pleased to announce that Leeds General Hospital has opened to recruitment for the Octopus trial.  Congratulations to the Leeds site team!  ...

We are very pleased to announce that the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology clinic (Edinburgh) have screened and randomised their first Octopus participant!  First patient joins the Octopus MS clinical trial in Edinburgh   ...

Two posters presenting aspects of the Octopus trial were exhibited at the Association of British Neurologists and Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience joint meeting that took place in Belfast, on 10th-12th of May 2023. One poster, presented by the UK MS Register's Prof Rod Middleton (pictured) and colleagues, discussed aspects of the Registration of Interest platform for t ...

Octopus is funded by the MS Society